Just one day after pitching two innings in Pittsburgh's 6-hour, 7-minute 6-3 win in 19 innings on Sunday afternoon at St. Louis, Correia was back on the mound.

But Edinson Volquez struck out 10 and Will Venable drove in two runs to lift the San Diego Padres to a 3-1 victory over the Pirates on Monday night.

Pittsburgh is a half-game ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the final wild-card berth.

Correia (9-8), who went into the game with a 75-pitch limit, gave up three runs -- two earned -- and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.

"I wish I could have thrown a little bit better," Correia said. "It would have been tough to beat (Volquez)."

"His effort was solid and he gave us a chance to win the game," Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said.

Volquez (8-9) got help from his bullpen, which pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Included in that group were Brad Brach and Dale Thayer, both of whom each struck out NL batting leader Andrew McCutchen late in the game with runners on base.

The Pirates finally reached Volquez when McCutchen led off with an infield single and went to second on third baseman Chase Headley's throwing error. McCutchen took third on a groundout and scored on Neil Walker's single.

The Pirates added an extra pitcher to the bullpen when they recalled two rookies, Kyle McPherson and Justin Wilson from Triple-A Indianapolis to provide some relief for the overworked bullpen. McPherson and Wilson each made their major-league debuts. McPherson pitched two scoreless innings and Wilson threw one scoreless inning.